Leaders from public, corporate, and nonprofit organizations committed to a systematic change can begin by recognizing that economic mobility is a process, not an end state. For many in America, achieving upward economic mobility involves making progress and overcoming barriers across multiple dimensions of life, including both professional and personal. When addressing employment barriers, policymakers, corporate executives, and ESE leaders should adopt a systems perspective that puts ESEs and their workers at the center of any solution.
— Business for Impact, 2021